The Texas office of the Children’s Defense Fund is grateful to Texas House Democrats broke quorum to halt consideration of voter suppression measures being [...]
Read MoreGood afternoon. My name is Maggie Stern and I am here today testifying in opposition to HB 2. Children’s Defense Fund is a nonprofit [...]
Read MoreGood morning. My name is Maggie Stern and I am the Youth Civic Education and Engagement Coordinator at the Children’s Defense Fund of Texas. I [...]
Read MoreGood morning. My name is Maggie Stern and I am here today testifying on behalf of myself and the Children’s Defense Fund of Texas in [...]
Read MoreMay 21, 2021 Late Friday night, the Texas Senate passed HB 3979 / SB 2202, despite thousands of calls and emails from teachers, students, [...]
Read MoreMay 17, 2021 Good morning Mr. Chairman and members of the committee. My name is Maggie Stern and I am the Youth Civic Education & [...]
Read MoreFor Immediate Release: May 12, 2021 Contact: Stephanie Cavalier, scavalier@childrensdefense.org, 512-993-0819 Austin, Texas - This week the Children’s Defense Fund-Texas—in partnership with Dr. Luis [...]
Read MoreMay 11, 2021 The Texas House passed HB 3979 last night - an anti-civics bill that threatens to censor teachers and silence young Texans. [...]
Read MoreMay 7, 2021 Despite resounding opposition from Texans, House lawmakers voted in support of Senate Bill 7 late last night/early this morning. Through their [...]
Read MoreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 22, 2021 On Thursday, the Texas House of Representatives failed to adopt a budget amendment to increase health coverage through [...]
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